FSA honored for work site wellness

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Mar 31, 2011 at 12:01 AMApr 7, 2011 at 12:28 PM

Family Service Association (FSA), the Fall River-based comprehensive non-profit social service agency, has received two prestigious honors in recognition of its Worksite Wellness initiatives. As a finalist in the Boston Business Journal's listing of "Healthiest Employers," the agency was recognized as a company that is committed to improving the health of its employees and its workplace.

Family Service Association (FSA), the Fall River-based comprehensive non-profit social service agency, has received two prestigious honors in recognition of its Worksite Wellness initiatives. As a finalist in the Boston Business Journal's listing of "Healthiest Employers," the agency was recognized as a company that is committed to improving the health of its employees and its workplace.

Family Service Association was selected as one of four finalists in its category, based on the number of employees. Entrants were assessed on six key categories, including culture and leadership commitment, foundational components, strategic planning, communications and marketing, programming and interventions, and reporting and analysis

FSA was similarly honored by Partnership for Prevention, a nationally-recognized nonpartisan organization of business, non-profit and government leaders who work to make evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion a national priority.

Family Service Association was featured in the organization's publication, "Leading by Example: The Value of Worksite Health for Small to Medium Sized Employers," produced in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

According to Carol A. Nagle, President and Chief Executive Officer of Family Service Association, FSA has offered its employees a variety of wellness educational opportunities and activities, including healthy eating, weight management, stress reduction, smoking cessation, exercise, and health screenings.

"We are proud that the achievement our staff has made as participants in these initiatives has been recognized," she added.

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